Brazil
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3 people killed during pitched gun battles in Rio de Janeiro
Oct 11, 2016News Hour: Three people were killed and five wounded during pitched gun battles on Monday between Brazilian police and drug traffickers in two Rio slums, triggering panic in the nearby Copacabana and Ipanema tourist areas. Two... -
Digital reconstruction reveals true face of ancient Peru warrior
Sep 22, 2016News Hour: With the help of Brazilian experts, archaeologists have created a 3D model of the Lord of Sipan’s face. The team of investigators who worked on the project included odontologists and forensic experts, replicating the... -
Former Brazilian Parliament Speaker Eduardo Cunha must be held accountable for his actions
Sep 15, 2016News Hour: Transparency International welcomes the decision by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies to strip its former speaker Eduardo Cunha of his parliamentary mandate for misleading statements about his assets, and calls for a full-scale investigation... -
Brazil removed lawmaker Eduardo Cunha, who pushed for the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff
Sep 13, 2016News Hour: Brazil’s lower house of Congress removed from office on Monday lawmaker Eduardo Cunha, who pushed for the impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff, for hiding Swiss bank accounts. “I declare lawmaker Eduardo Cunha stripped of... -
Neymar strikes as Brazil sink Colombia
Sep 7, 2016News Hour: Neymar scored the winning goal as Brazil defeated Colombia 2-1 to maintain their 2018 World Cup qualifying resurgence on Tuesday, reports BSS. Barcelona superstar Neymar swept home a 74th-minute strike at Manaus’s Arena Amazonia... -
Messi makes scoring return, Brazil sink Ecuador
Sep 2, 2016News Hour: Lionel Messi scored the winning goal on his return from a short-lived international retirement on Thursday as Argentina defeated Uruguay to take control of South America’s 2018 World Cup qualifying race, reports BSS. Messi... -
Venezuela and Brazil withdrew ambassadors after the removal of Dilma Rousseff
Sep 1, 2016News Hour: Venezuela and Brazil on Wednesday withdrew their respective ambassadors after Caracas froze ties with its southern neighbor in response to president Dilma Rousseff’s removal from office, reports BSS. The leftist governments of Ecuador and... -
Brazil’s Senate to vote on stripping Dilma Rousseff of the presidency
Aug 31, 2016News Hour: Brazil’s Senate was to vote on Wednesday on stripping Dilma Rousseff of the presidency in a traumatic impeachment trial set to end 13 years of leftist rule over Latin America’s biggest country, reports BSS.... -
Dilma Rousseff urges vote against ‘coup’ in impeachment trial
Aug 30, 2016News Hour: Suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff told senators in emotional testimony at her trial on Monday that voting for her impeachment would amount to a “coup d’etat”, reports BSS. Declaring her innocence and recalling how... -
Dilma Rousseff appeared before the Senate to testify at impeachment trial
Aug 29, 2016News Hour: Brazil’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff has appeared before the Senate to testify at her impeachment trial, denying allegations of breaking budget rules and saying the future of the country was at stake, reports Aljazeera....
